Door spring



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'y

DANIEL W. MILLSAPS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA.

DOOR SPRING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

closed by said spring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a door anddoor frame having aligning bores, a coil spring mounted in said bores and connected to said door and frame,

' whereby the spring willv `draw the door to the door or released therefrom.

` door.

With the above and other obj ects in view, I have'invented a device illustrated in the laccompanying drawings, in`which,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the door and frame embracing my invention,

Figure 2 is .a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1, and Y Figure 3 is a detailed elevational -view of a spring closure member.

Like" reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following specilication and in theseveral views of the drawings, in which 1 indicates a door frame, 2 a door` hingedly connected thereto, 3 a bore in the frame aligning with a bore t in the edge 5 of said door. 6 is a coil spring having its end 7 fixed in the bore 3, the other end of which is adapted to normally seat in the bore 4 and is detachablyconnected ytherewith by means of a pin 8 operating through the opening 9 inthe head 10 of said spring, saidpin passing throughvthe bore 11 in said The head 10 is provided with a vrib 12 adapted to operate in a flaring groove 13 whereby the bore 9 is caused to align with bore 11.A When the pin 8 is connectedwith the head 10 the spring willroperate vto close the door whenever it is opened and released.

Y However, by disconnecting said pin 8Ythe spring ceases to function and the door may be left open at will.

Having described my invention, that which I claim is new and desire to procure by Letters Patentis:

1. In combination with a door and frame having aligning bores, a spring seated in said bores and connected with the door and frame` whereby the door will be caused to normally Patented Feb. .7, 1922.

close when released; means for disengaging Y one end of said spring whereby the door may be caused to remain ajar, said means consisting of a pin removably connected with said spring.; a head on said spring'having an opening to receive said pin, said door having a transverse bore and means wherey said opening is caused to align with said ore.

2. In combination with a door and frame members lhaving aligning bores, a spring seated within both bores and having an end fixed t0 each member and means whereby one end may be disengaged from its members to permit said last end to seat disconnectedly in its bore, a head on said lastend having a transverse bore adapted to align with similarbores in one of said members and a piny forming said last means, adapted tok project through all of said transverse bores, and means whereby said. transverse 3. In combination `with a door and-frame f members having aligning bores, a spring seated .within both bores and having an end fixed to each member and means whereby one end may beV disengaged from its members to permit saidrlast end "to seat disconnectedly in its bore, a head on said last end having a transverse bore adapted to align with similar bores in one of said members andY a pin forming said last means, adapted to project throughv all of said transverse bores, and means whereby saidk transverse bores are caused to align, said last means consisting of ,a pin on said head, and a tapering groove forming a part of one of said first bores.

. In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature DANIEL W. MILLSAPS.

Witnesses: Y f i M. J GEDNERY,

, ALEX, J. WEDDERBURN, Jr. 

